Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain high-privilege credentials
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ExploitSend HTTP request with crafted headers to Spring Cloud Function endpoint
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ExecutionBypass improper header filter
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ImpactAchieve limited data read or minor integrity modification
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires all of the following simultaneously: an authenticated session with high-privilege credentials (PR:H per CVSS vector), high attack complexity suggesting non-trivial, specific conditions must be met (AC:H), and a required user interaction (UI:R). The vulnerability is network-accessible via HTTP (AV:N), but the combination of authentication barrier, interaction dependency, and high complexity severely narrows the realistic attacker population. The description does not specify which configuration mode, adapter type, or specific header names trigger the improper filtering behavior - the precise triggering condition is unconfirmed. Limiting factors: high-privilege credentials must be obtained prior to exploitation; a user action during the attack is required; scope is unchanged (S:U), so cross-boundary escalation is not possible; and no availability impact is expected. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) yields a Low severity score of 3.1, combining four compounding constraints: high attack complexity, high-privilege prerequisites, mandatory user interaction, and limited confidentiality and integrity impacts with no availability loss. No EPSS score was included in the source data, leaving exploitation probability unquantified, though the restrictive CVSS prerequisites make broad automated exploitation implausible. The vulnerability is absent from the CISA KEV catalog and no public proof-of-concept code has been identified - both signals favor low urgency. The realistic threat is narrow: an attacker would need valid high-privilege credentials and the ability to trigger a specific user interaction, ruling out opportunistic or unauthenticated attack paths. This is appropriate for standard patch-cycle remediation rather than emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated high-privilege operator or internal attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP request containing manipulated headers to a Spring Cloud Function endpoint; through the improper filtering flaw, these headers bypass validation and result in limited data exposure or minor integrity modification. The scenario requires both obtaining high-privilege credentials and engineering a user interaction event, constraining it to insider-threat or post-compromise contexts. No public proof-of-concept code is known, and high attack complexity further limits reproducibility. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 27, 2026
HTTP header filtering deficiency in Spring Cloud Function versions 5.0.0-5.0.3, 4.3.0-4.3.4, 4.2.0-4.2.7, and 3.2.16 and earlier allows network-accessible authenticated attackers - under high-complexity conditions and requiring user interaction - to achieve limited confidentiality and integrity impacts via crafted HTTP headers. Reported by VMware, the flaw scores 3.1 (Low) under CVSS 3.1, with multiple compounding prerequisites that substantially restrict real-world exploitability. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to upgrade Spring Cloud Function to a version beyond the affected ranges, as directed by the vendor advisory at https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59298. The available data does not specify exact patched release version numbers - consult the Spring security advisory directly for confirmed fixed releases. As a compensating control where immediate upgrade is not feasible, enforce strict HTTP header allowlisting at the ingress layer (API gateway, reverse proxy such as nginx or Envoy) to strip or reject unexpected header names and values before they reach Spring Cloud Function; this reduces the attack surface but does not remediate the underlying flaw and may break legitimate functionality that depends on header passthrough. Restricting high-privilege access to only trusted operators and minimizing user-interactive flows in public-facing deployments further reduces exploitability given the PR:H and UI:R prerequisites.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Spring Cloud Function (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:spring:spring_cloud_function:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a VMware/Pivotal Java framework that exposes business logic as portable functions deployable across HTTP adapters, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and similar runtimes. The vulnerability lies in inadequate filtering of HTTP headers at the framework's HTTP interface layer - the mechanism responsible for routing or invoking functions based on incoming request metadata. No CWE was assigned; the closest standard categories for this class of flaw are CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) or CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output). The tags confirm this is a Java/Spring-ecosystem issue with an information-disclosure dimension, suggesting that improperly filtered headers may leak internal data or be reflected in ways that affect integrity.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network vector confirmed by HTTP interface; PR:H and UI:R reflect the authenticated, interaction-dependent exploitation path described; low C/I impacts align with header-filtering information disclosure scope.
Primary rating from Vendor (vmware).
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Potential for improper filtering of HTTP headers in Spring Cloud Function. Spring Cloud Function 5.0.0 - 5.0.3 Spring Cloud Function 4.3.0 - 4.3.4 Spring Cloud Function 4.2.0 - 4.2.7 Spring Cloud Function 3.2.16 and earlier
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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